1. over the last decade the daily high tempature during the month of august in r

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1. over the last decade the daily high tempature during the month of august in rocklin had a mean of 91.38 degrees farenheit with a standard deviation of 5.45 farenheight. Over the same time period the daily high tempature during the month of august in nevada city had a mean of 85.76 F and a standard deviation of 4.82 F.

a.) relatively speaking which daily high tempature in the month of august should be considered higher, a 111 degree farenheight day in rocklin or a 100 degree farenheigh day in nevada city?

b.) classify as to the type of data and detirmene the level of measurment for the particular data item: the daily high temperature measured in farenheight.

Explanation / Answer

as we know that z score =(X-mean)/std deviaton

a)here for rocklin 111 degree farenheight z score =(111-91.38)/5.45 =3.6

and for 100 degree farenheigh day in nevada city ; z score =(100-85.76)/4.82=2.95

as z score of 111 degree farenheight day in rocklin is higher ; it should be  considered higher relatively speaking.

b) this is quanititative data (continuous); with interval level of measurement.

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